Hockey Champions Trophy 2014 Semifinal Pakistan Defeat India 4-3

In a brave battle between the two arch rivals, Pakistan edged forward in the final few minutes to set up a title clash against Germany. India will play Australia for the third spot. Following are the highlights from the match.

End of match and Pakistan maintain their record of never losing to India in Champions Trophy.

59' India get a penalty corner. Final chance! Referee decides to consult his colleague and eventually says free hit outside the D.

58' Qadir slaps a goal and Pakistan take a lead with under two minutes left.

57' Pakistan regroup and decide to attack.

56' India on the break again and lightening speed from the men in blue.

56' India fail to convert. Shot was on target but Pakistan defense manages to keep the ball away.

56' India have the momentum and get a penalty corner.

52' Goal! Nikkin scores a field goal to make it 3-3!

51' Another chance to score against Pakistan comes to nothing.

51' Ramandeep makes a superb run but India fail in one-on-one battle.

50' Irfan scores! Pakistan in lead. Irfan makes no mistake and his team now leads 3-2.

50' Penalty corner for Pakistan.

49' India get another fine chance but the ball kisses the post on the wrong side.

46' Final quarter begins on a fantastic note for India as Sardar Singh goes for a back shot on goal but misses.

End of third quarter with the score level at 2-2.

42' Goal! Dharamvir erases Pakistan's lead with a sublime field goal.

40' Qadir's challenge on Manpreet earns him a yellow card. Pakistan down to nine men and this is the perfect chance for India to put men forward.

38' Indians forced to back pass repeatedly as Pakistani defense holds on desperately.

36' Pakistan's Tausiq shown the green card.

34' Indian forwards now go on repeated attacks. Pakistan D under constant bombardment.

33' Raghunath takes a wild shot at goal and the ball goes miles away the right corner of the goal. Pakistan custodian Butt had to just watch it go.

33' India hit back hard and get a penalty corner. Ball bounces high off a Pakistani stick and the PC has to be taken again.

32' Goal! Waqas scores to put Pakistan in the lead. The team began rushing before the referee asked for a review of sorts. A possible back stick is ruled out and the goal is confirmed.

31' India start proceedings in third quarter.

* Who will get your goals? India's High Performance Director Roelant Oltmans keeps his cards close to his chest. "Don't know, I am sorry," he says during the break.

* Too early yet but is the match heading for a shootout. That's what happened when the two teams last met - in the match for Asian Games gold. Sreejesh though earlier said his team will give it all to secure a win in regulation time. 5 minutes left for third quarter.

At half time, India and Pakistan level at 1-1.

28' Sunil and Nikkin make a 50-yard dash and the acceleration leaves Pakistan in shambles. Nothing comes off it though but a video referral asked for. A push is being complained against. Denied by TV referee! Yellow card though for Pakistan's Irfan as he was guilty of shove but it didn't obstruct passage of play.

26' Sunil working extremely hard on the right flank. He has to be the man in focus if another penalty corner has to come India's way before the half time hooter.

25' Indians looking desperately to invade Pakistan's D but have also opened themselves to breaks from their opponents. No change in the scoreline though.

21' India fail to score from their second penalty corner. Rupinder hit it like a rocket but goalkeeper Imran Butt blocks it well. India now look to rebuild.

21' Sunil gets a fantastic pass and gets a penalty corner for India.

19' The equaliser has mobilised Pakistan forward line to the front and they are looking for an encore.

16' Goal! Pakistan score the leveler early into second half. After surviving three attacks, Indian defense finally cracks as Qadir slams a field goal.

Pakistan fail to convert as first quarter ends 1-0 in India's favour.

14' India give away a penalty corner in the dying seconds of the quarter.

13' Ugly collision between Gurbaj and a Pakistani forward. The Indian falls on top of him and is shown the yellow card.

 11' GOAL! Gurjinder slams it in. India take lead 1-0 lead.

11' First penalty corner of the match goes to India!

11' Both teams bring in fresh legs.

8' Pakistan with yet another good attack on the Indian goal but Shafaqul Rasool's shot into the D goes astray. In the early minutes, both teams looking to attack but Pakistan have definitely come closer to a goal.

6' Pakistan get a superb chance to take a lead. In a one-on-one battle with goalkeeper Sreejesh, the ball hits chest guard and bounces out of play.

4' Indians look to attack from the right flank with Kothajit on the left for support. This is a good build up as hosts take stock of Pakistani defense without leaving much room for a counter.

3' Both teams play long passes to feed forward line. Nothing has manifested yet as precision has been missing.

1' Pakistan begin proceedings but India get control of the ball quickly. Unconfirmed reports say a kilometer-long line of fans outside the stadium, waiting to get in.

* India and Pakistan players come out for their national anthems.

Teams:

India XI: Sreejesh, Rupinder, Gurjinder, Manpreet, Sardar, Khandangbam, Gurbaj, Mujtaba, Sunil, Akashdeep and Ramandeep.

Pakistan XI: Butt, Rizwan, Waqas, Dilber, Rashid, Imran, Irfan, Shakeel, Bhutta, Abbas and Shan.